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Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:19 am to beerJeep
Even Jeeps?
I never understood how anyone could have an automatic Jeep. It just felt natural to have a manual Jeep.
I never understood how anyone could have an automatic Jeep. It just felt natural to have a manual Jeep.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:19 am to Cosmo
I've only owned a manual transmission.
Best theft-deterrent available IMO.
Best theft-deterrent available IMO.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:19 am to beerJeep
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it takes all of 5 minutes to figure out how to drive a stick. It ain't hard padnuh
It's not THAT easy. The hardest thing to learn is going from a stand still. They get it in your head that it's 1 to 1 on the clutch and gas, but that will mess you up if you're at a stop. It took me a few days to get the feel of how much to let up on the clutch and how much gas to give it. Once you're going, it's a piece of cake. Then it's learning about downshifting and how not to go from 2nd to 5th.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:19 am to Cosmo
No idea how it works. No desire to learn. My seed is strong. It’s like learning Latin. Serves no real purpose unless you wanna show someone what you know.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:19 am to Cosmo
Current daily driver, 97 4 runner with a stick.
I’ve always preferred manual transmission to auto, and like another poster said it’s pretty much it’s own anti theft device.
I’ve always preferred manual transmission to auto, and like another poster said it’s pretty much it’s own anti theft device.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:20 am to Cosmo
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Anybody here dont know how to drive a stick?
cosmo, it seriously takes maybe 1/2 hour to so to get comfortable driving a stick.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:20 am to Cosmo
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Understanding how they work and doing it without destroying the clutch are very different things
I could move my dad's weekend car to a different spot in the driveway or around the block, but it was before I was really old enough to really drive. I'm sure it's a little different in traffic, but it's not rocket science.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:21 am to LSUcajun77
Yeah. Walk onto a jeep lot. 99% are automatic. Damn shame.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:21 am to sicboy
I agree. Some cars are different as well. Had a Mazda RX7 that was much tighter than my Jeep. You really had to be on point with the Mazda. The Jeep was more forgiving.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:21 am to LSUcajun77
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They’re actually pretty fun and your transmission last much longer than an automatic.
I doubt thats true anymore
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:21 am to beerJeep
Damn, that is a shame.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:23 am to Cosmo
I’ll give lessons for $100
#nohomo
#nohomo
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:23 am to Cosmo
learned when i was 14
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:23 am to Cosmo
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I doubt thats true anymore
Probably.
You use to be in control and it depended on how good you were on the wear and tear you would put on the transmission.
I went 12 years with the same clutch and zero problems to my trans. I was fortunate I guess.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:23 am to Cosmo
I learned in to use a clutch on an old Ford tractor, then on a old three-on-the-tree Chevy in a pasture. I appreciate my grandfather a little but more now.
How about a dirt bike? The concepts of gear changing and slipping the clutch are really about the same, and once you get that down, you can prolly handle a stick in a car.
How about a dirt bike? The concepts of gear changing and slipping the clutch are really about the same, and once you get that down, you can prolly handle a stick in a car.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:23 am to sicboy
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It's not THAT easy. The hardest thing to learn is going from a stand still.
shite. My grandpa drove me to a parking lot. Had me drive circles for 5 min then drive home.
For a solid month I took only back roads that had zero incline and as few red-light/stop signs as possible until I was confident nor to stall.
I decide to take the door and top off and do a frat lap down sorority row. Got behind a Greek bus and stalled right in front of chi o
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:23 am to LSUcajun77
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Some cars are different as well. Had a Mazda RX7 that was much tighter than my Jeep. You really had to be on point with the Mazda. The Jeep was more forgiving.
Dated a girl who had this tiny standard car that I swear I was pushing my foot through the floor on the clutch to get it to shift. Hated driving that thing.
For the standard drivers here, how often did you waggle the stick back in forth in nuetral at a red light? It was pretty much my nervous twitch for years
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:24 am to Eighteen
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it’s own anti theft device.
When I was shopping for car insurance, the agent asked if it had a theft deterrent device installed. I told him it was a four speed manual and he laughed and he gave me the discount.
Posted on 3/26/18 at 11:25 am to Eighteen
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97 4 runner with a stick
I had a 96 manual. That thing could climb Everest.
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